[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43622-43623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16615]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Tribal Consultation on Indian Education Topics

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 
will conduct consultation meetings to obtain oral and written comments 
concerning potential issues in Indian Education Programs. The potential 
issues will be set forth and described in a tribal consultation booklet 
to be issued before the meetings by the Office of Indian Education 
Programs (OIEP). The proposed topics are: implementation of a 
recommendation proposed by the General Accounting Office (GAO) to 
modify the accounting codes used for the expenditure of funds in 
schools; developing a high school curriculum to provide high schools 
students with essential life skills and financial management training 
to better prepare them for success as adults; establishing a pilot 
school to test an alternative school model for a Center of Excellence 
(Leadership Academy) designed to provide students with additional 
training in leadership; and the upcoming Facility Maintenance and 
Construction Negotiated Rulemaking, as required by Public Law 107-110, 
Sec. 1125, 115 Stat 2021.

DATES: August 16 through 21, 2004, for all locations listed. All 
meetings will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. (local time) or 
until all meeting participants have an opportunity to make comments.

ADDRESSES: Send or hand-deliver written comments to Edward Parisian, 
Director, Office of Indian Education Programs, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, MS Room 3512-MIB, 1849 C St., NW., Washington, DC 20240. 
Submissions by

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facsimile should be sent to (202) 273-0030.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Garry Martin, (202) 208-2472.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings are a follow-up to similar 
meetings conducted by the OIEP/BIA since 1990. The purpose of the 
consultation, as required by 25 U.S.C. 2011(b), is to provide Indian 
tribes, school boards, parents, Indian organizations and other 
interested parties with an opportunity to comment on potential issues 
raised during previous consultation meetings or being considered by the 
BIA on Indian education programs.

                                                Meeting Schedule
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                 Date                          Location              Local Contact            Phone Numbers
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August 16............................  Minneapolis, MN........  Terry Portra...........  (612) 713-4400 ext.
                                                                                          1090
August 16............................  Portland, OR...........  John Reimer............  (503) 872-2743
August 17............................  Gallup, NM.............  Beatrice Woodward......  (505) 786-6152
August 17............................  Nashville, TN..........  Ernest Clark...........  (615) 695-4101
August 18............................  Aberdeen, SD...........  Dr. Cherie Farlee......  (605) 964-8722
August 18............................  Billings, MT...........  Levon French...........  (406) 247-7953
August 19............................  Phoenix, AZ............  Kevin Skenandore.......  (928) 338-5442
August 19............................  Oklahoma City, OK......  Joy Martin.............  (405) 605-6051
August 20............................  Sacramento, CA.........  Fayetta Babby..........  (916) 978-6058
August 20............................  Albuquerque, NM........  Dr. Jennie Jimenez.....  (505) 753-1465
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    A consultation booklet for the meetings is being distributed to 
federally-recognized Indian tribes, Bureau Regional and Agency Offices 
and Bureau-funded schools. The booklets will also be available from 
local contact persons at each meeting.

Public Comment Availability

    Comments, including names, street addresses, and other contact 
information of respondents, will be available for public review at the 
address listed under the ADDRESSES section during regular business 
hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. e.s.t.), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. 
If you wish us to withhold your name, street address, and other contact 
information (such as fax or phone number) from public review or from 
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this 
prominently at the beginning of your comment. We will honor your 
request to the extent allowable by law. We will make available for 
public inspection in their entirety all submissions from organizations 
or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses.

Authority

    This notice is published in accordance with the authority delegated 
by the Secretary of the Interior to the Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.1.

    Dated: July 13, 2004.
Aurene M. Martin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-16615 Filed 7-20-04; 8:45 am]
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